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#25325F Color

#25325F is rgb(37, 50, 95) in RGB, hsl(227, 44%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(61%, 47%, 0%, 63%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Space Cadet (#1D2951), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.95. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#25325F
HEX#25325F
RGBrgb(37, 50, 95)
HSLhsl(227, 44%, 26%)
HSVhsv(227, 61%, 37%)
CMYKcmyk(61%, 47%, 0%, 63%)
OKLCHoklch(33.1% 0.081 269.4)
LABlab(21.55% 6.37 -29.04)
LCHlch(21.55% 29.73 282.38)

What #25325F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #25325F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#25325F Channel Values

How #25325F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 37 · G 50 · B 958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 227° · S 44% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 227° · S 61% · V 37%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 61% · M 47% · Y 0% · K 63%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.35:1 vs white · 1.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #25325F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text12.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #25325F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #25325F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #25325F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #25325F.

How #25325F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#25325F
Protanopia#30305F
Protanomaly#2C315F
Deuteranopia#2E2E5F
Deuteranomaly#2B305F
Tritanopia#163A3A
Tritanomaly#1D374B
Achromatopsia#353535

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #25325F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-25325f: #25325F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #25325F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-25325f': '#25325F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.145, green: 0.196, blue: 0.373)
Android XML<color name="color_25325f">#25325F</color>
SVG fillfill="#25325F"

More Blue Colors

#25325F sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#25325F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #25325F?

#25325F is a dark blue — rgb(37, 50, 95) in RGB and hsl(227, 44%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Space Cadet (#1D2951), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.95.

What is the RGB value of #25325F?

#25325F is rgb(37, 50, 95) — red 37, green 50, and blue 95 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #25325F?

#25325F converts to approximately cmyk(61%, 47%, 0%, 63%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #25325F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #25325F scores 12.35:1 against white and 1.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #25325F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #25325F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 22.14, which is visibly different.

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